shortness

About 1.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.

   the shortness of a stubby pencil

2. noun The result or product of being short.
3. noun The property of being short or terse.

   I was chastened by the shortness of her reply.

Similar words

brusqueness gruffness abruptness curtness truncation narrowness scarcity slowdown shortage lack

Often followed by

of and in is or

Word family

short shorter shortest shortish shortnesses